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Image Image Credit Christopher Polk / Contributor via Getty Images Image Size landscape-medium As Megan Thee Stallion once said, “A bad b**ch can have bad days.” With mental health awareness becoming increasingly important, especially within marginalized communities, more than a few rappers have stepped up to launch initiatives that break stigmas and support their fans. Take, for example, Doechii’s Anxiety Is Watching Me, a global hub and support community where people share tips, advice and coping strategies for anxiety. There’s also Big Sean’s “5 Weeks of Tools to Help Navigate Anxiety & Depression” video series, which offers tons of valuable…

Plugin Boutique has announced an exclusive sale on Leapwing Audio’s plugin that lets you adjust your phantom center signal without changing the panorama or spectral characteristics.CenterOne is a great tool to add or subtract center information in a stereo signal.Feel like the vocal is just a tiny bit too loud, but don’t want to change any of the stereo spread. CenterOne allows you to bring the phantom center of a stereo signal forward or backward without changing any of the panned signals.CenterOne also gives you LCR plugin outputs so you can decide to put an effect on just the center…

Pitchfork festival co-founder Mike Reed and his cultural nonprofit Constellation Performing Arts have launched Sound & Gravity, a Sept. 10-14 festival set in Chicago. Sound & Gravity will be spread out across Chicago’s Bricktown and Avondale neighborhoods with seven venues hosting the festival — Constellation, Hungry Brain, Judson & Moore, Beat Kitchen, Guild Row, and Rockwell on the River. Reed, who is known for curating challenging and contemporary artists through the now defunct Pitchfork Music Festival, is reportedly shaping Sound & Gravity into an “ambitious” event and “unique adventure for music enthusiasts” featuring 48 artists across a spectrum of genres…

Despite their decade-long rivalry, Kanye West had admitted to frequently copying Drake’s style in the past. AllHipHop.com Since 1998, AllHipHop.com has pioneered delivering Hip-Hop news. Get our daily email for exclusive, breaking news, and weekly digests, all curated for the true Hip-Hop enthusiast. Stay connected and informed with the heartbeat of Hip-Hop culture. Subscribe now! Subscribe Kanye West has confessed that he mimicked Drake’s style after the Canadian superstar dominated streaming platforms, despite their long and tangled relationship. The divisive rapper made the remarks during a livestream with Toronto rapper and Drizzy affiliate Top5 “Once Drake took over the algorithm,…

Plugin Boutique has announced a promotion on the bundle of Solid State Logic’s series of SSL Fusion effect plugins, offering the collection of all 5 plugins at a deep discount for the next few days.Get your hands on the entire SSL Fusion collection at an unbeatable price. World-renowned for their craftmanship, meticulous attention to detail, and unparalleled quality, the SSL Fusion Bundle is a collection for the producer’s producer, looking to level up their studio with the finest in cutting-edge, award-winning technology. Buy now and save 92% in our exclusive Mastering Month sale!The bundle includes the following plugins:Fusion HF Compressor:…

Trisha Yearwood has a new album on the way — and a new label partnership. Virgin Music Group has teamed with Yearwood and her label, Gwendolyn Records, for new music from the three-time Grammy winner as well as her more recent catalog. The deal reunites Yearwood with Universal Music Group’s Music Corporation of America (MCA), the Nashville-based label she recorded for from 1990 through 2006. MCA will continue to work Yearwood’s catalog from that timeframe. Yearwood’s new album, The Mirror — her first project in more than six years — is set for release on July 18. The album marks…

The Nigerian music industry is known for its polish, its power moves and carefully-curated celebrity personas, but one man has continued to defy the norms with raw energy, unfiltered outbursts, and a strong connection to the streets of Lagos: Habeeb Okikiola Badmus, better known to the world as Portable. Since bursting onto the scene in 2021 with his anthem, “ZaZoo Zehh”, Portable’s rise has been as controversial as it has been awe-inspiring. Against every prediction that he would fade away, get cancelled or burn out, he has done the opposite: evolved, adapted, and somehow stayed relevant—all without a major label deal…

Audible Genius has released an update to its software synthesizer. Version 2.0.019 of Primer comes with enhanced performance and stability for the visualizer and volume meter, alongside various other performance optimizations and minor bug and crash fixes.The latest update also introduces the new Famous Sounds Preset Library, providing users with access to recreations of iconic synth patches from well-known songs. Get quick access to the online library via Primer’s preset dropdown, or go directly to syntorial.com/presets via your browser.Primer is now officially free for everyone, available for Windows and Mac (VST/VST3 and AU) and iPad (standalone and UAv3).More information: Audible…

What’s the greatest leading role in Broadway history? Based on Tony nominations, which date to 1947, the answer is Rose in Gypsy. Every actress who has played the part on Broadway has at least been nominated for the Tony for best actress in a musical – from Ethel Merman, who originated the role in 1959, to Audra McDonald, who stars in the current revival, and whose nomination was announced Thursday (May 1) morning. Angela Lansbury, who starred in a 1974-75 revival, and Tyne Daly, who starred in a 1989-90 revival, both won Tonys for their performances. (Linda Lavin, who replaced…

Dave Blunts says he got “trapped” in an elevator while on tour, at one point going live during the incident and urging those watching to alert the artist formerly known as Kanye West to his predicament.As seen in a smattering of clips that have since started making the rounds, Blunts, who captioned his livestream “I’m trapped in this elevator,” at one point playfully questioned the seriousness of his situation, like so: “Is this how it ends? I hope not.” Later, he mentioned Ye, with whom he has worked extensively in recent months.“Call Ye, man,” Blunts said. “I need some help,…